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Effect of Phentolamine on Body Fat

Nature volume 189, pages 405–406 (1961)Cite this article

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SEVERAL recent publications have described an increase in the level of non-esterified fatty acids in the plasma of dogs or human beings after administration of certain adrenergic blocking agents. This effect has been observed in dogs injected with dibenamine1 and dibenzyline2 and in human beings treated with phentolamine3.

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  1. Experimental Therapeutics Research, Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Co., Pearl River, New York

    C. R. BOSHART, T. C. SMITH, L. WILL, J. PERRINE & I. RINGLER

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BOSHART, C., SMITH, T., WILL, L. et al. Effect of Phentolamine on Body Fat. Nature 189, 405–406 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189405a0

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